As a result, the earth has a fever. And the fever is rising.
The experts have told us it is not a passing affliction that
will heal by itself. We asked for a second opinion. And a
third. And a fourth. And the consistent conclusion, restated
with increasing alarm, is that something basic is wrong.
- Al Gore, "Nobel Lecture" December 10, 2007
Which word from Al Gore's Nobel Prize acceptance speech gives the speech
the most formal style?
A. opinion
B. alarm
Ооос
c. affliction
D. fever